This book is astartlingly original argument about the religious meaning of America and why it is loved--and hated--with so much passion at home and abroad.

We ought to know Americanism for what it is: the form in which Puritanism still survives and still inspires peoples who are free or dream of becoming free.

A people that respond with such intensity to Susan Boyle's story must still possess the sentiments that have been the source of American greatness.

American exceptionalism, often mistaken by liberals to be an artifact of the right wing, is rather a testament to the qualities that make American institutions distinct from all others, especially those of Europe.

How has Christmas evolved from a Pagan holiday into a venerable Christian celebration?

Are the origins of the United States religious and political, or did economic motives drive the early colonists?

More than a few observers have pointed out that President Obama and the Democrats in Congress seem determined to repeat the errors of the 1970s by returning to inflationary spending, tax increases, auto company bailouts and cuts to the defense budget while coddling dictators who hate America.

Barack Obama will probably get a bounce out of the Democratic convention, but it is unclear whether his narrative can be sustained in the weeks and months ahead.